The Lakota Raiders have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Elmwood Royals at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Lakota needed a bit of extra time to put away Gibsonburg. They came out on top against the Golden Bears by a score of 5-4 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Lakota got a big performance out of Grant Bomer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Grant Scherger, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Elmwood scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They never let Vanlue onto the board and left with a 40-0 victory. Elmwood might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matches by six runs or more this season.
Owen Simmons made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Simmons was even better at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Andrew Holland looked comfortable as he went 4-for-7 with a home run, four runs, and five RBI. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Landon Snow, who got on base in all seven of his plate appearances with four runs and five RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kameron Kingery, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Lakota's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10. As for Elmwood, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lakota has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Elmwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Lakota's way against Elmwood in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Lakota made off with a 16-5 win. Does Lakota have another victory up their sleeve, or will Elmwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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